Value for money relation in top brands?

Dear fellow watch-enthusiasts!

For quite a while I have been browsing this page and been amazed by the fascination that sophisticated mechanical watches seem to exert on a lot of people worldwide.

What I repeatedly asked myself and discussed with a colleague today: If you pay - let´s say 12.000 Euro- a lot of money for an undoutedly exqusitely designed and crafted watch, do you get an equivalent value? How could that be defined?

Or, to put it a different way: Is another timepiece which "only" costs 6.000 Euro only half as well built, because it has half its worth?

Is there any rational connection between price and inherent value or is this mainly a question of marketing, merchandising, exclusivity, in a way a sort of "brain fake"?

Knowing there are heaps of watch afficionados on this page: this is not to insult anyone, but the sincere question of someone tinkering with the idea of buying just such a watch!

Thanks for sharing your ideas!

Anaesdoc

Value is subjective...

By: DRMW : January 22nd, 2009-12:04

Hello anaesdoc! Congrats on your first and interesting post! You raise a very good question. Value in my opinion is subjective. How do you put a price tag on happiness/enjoyment/desire with anything(watch, car,etc)? The Purist philosophy has always been t...

to this forum. It is a good question that you've asked. However, I do not think there is a good answer. Value as you have suggested is measured through dollars and cents but for any hobby, in this case could be call as an affliction, is more than monetary...

...thank you

By: anaesdoc : January 25th, 2009-05:08

Value inside or outside the watch?

By: patrickau : January 22nd, 2009-19:19

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